A Letter From Iris Court with a Portrait of John L. Toole

Mortimer Menpes

Associated Names
Mortimer Menpes

Artist, British, 1855 - 1938

The image displays a sketch on a piece of stationery depicting the upper part of a person's body. The person's head and shoulders are depicted, facing slightly to the right. Their facial features are delicately drawn with a gentle expression. The hair is loosely styled and voluminous. The person is wearing a jacket and shirt. The background is plain, with text and a letterhead stating "IRIS COURT PANGBOURNE BERKSHIRE" on the top left and "TELEPHONE, 94 PANGBOURNE." on the top right. Below the letterhead, there is a handwritten note in cursive with an emblem or monogram "KJ" in a small red box. The text continues onto the page, ending with the signature "Mortimer Menpes." The page has a yellowed tone.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite with watercolor on wove paper [Iris Court letterhead]

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 22.8 x 17.7 cm (9 x 6 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.166

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Brian Sewell, London, by 1980); Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York, 1980; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2012

  • Grasselli, Margaret M., and Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr., eds. The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 2012: 171 (color).

Inscriptions

by artist, center left in pen and black ink: Dear IKJ [or KJ] (in monogram) / Your letter was far too / flattering. You are / an amazing sympathetic / listener. Someday I / hope to have the privilege / of meeting you again. / Yours ever sincerely / Mortimer Menpes; by artist, center right in pen and black ink: J. Toole / M.M.

Watermarks

WHS / Emissary Bond

Wikidata ID

Q64617969

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